The
name says it all: We believe in the right to food, not
the production and use of bombs. We believe in people
over profits, we believe in life over death.

The USDA estimates that there are
more than 3 million people in the US living in hunger and
more than 10 million who are food insecure (cannot
consistently get the food they need to be healthy).

Half of the US federal
budget is spent on "defense" (although American
soil has not faced an invading army to defend against
since the British in the 19th century). Corporations make
huge profits selling weaponry to the US military, which
is paid for by our tax dollars.

There is a direct
correlation between the inequity in society and the
abusive, violent, unaccountable, and non-participatory
system that creates weapons of destruction. The weapons
are made with money that otherwise could be used to help
feed, house, and care for the health of people.

Food Not Bombs claims
that, were this a just society, we would have no
hungry citizens and would spend zero dollars making
cluster bombs, land mines, and "smart" bombs.
Our priorities are askew. Food Not Bombs aims to point
this out and offer an alternative vision for improving
society.